US EditionEvidence shows Jeju Air pilots shut off less-damaged engine before crash, source says
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 21 – Investigation shows pilots shut down the less damaged engine after bird strike, leading to loss of thrust and crash that killed 179 of 181 aboard, South Korean officials said.
- On December 29, 2024, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed while attempting an emergency landing at an airport in Muan, South Korea, resulting in the deaths of 179 of the 181 individuals on board.
- The crash followed a bird strike shortly before landing, after which the pilots mistakenly shut off the less-damaged left engine instead of the heavily damaged right engine.
- Investigators base their findings on cockpit voice recorder data, flight computer information, and a physical engine switch recovered from the wreckage confirming the engine shutdown error.
- A source familiar with the investigation said that the findings are supported by substantial evidence and data, and therefore will remain unchanged, while families and the pilots' union have criticized the report for attributing fault mainly to pilot error and overlooking additional contributing factors.
- The incident led South Korea's transport ministry to plan removal of concrete barriers at several airports and triggered a criminal investigation including Jeju Air's CEO for alleged negligence.
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In addition to bad weather conditions, a bird collided with the aircraft's right reactor. The aircraft had never been able to re-stick, before finishing its race in a wall at the end of the runway, causing an impressive explosion.
A Boeing 737-800 engine that crashed on 29 December 2024 at Muan airport, killing 179 people, had been damaged by birds. In a report, the South Korean Bureau of Investigation points to a piloting error, a theory criticized by the families of victims.
The Boeing of the Jeju Air has collided with birds. But only one of the two engines would have been destroyed. The other, which retained power, would have been stopped by the crew. Revolt of the relatives of the 179 victims: "Many dead for the embankment" . The union: no evidence of badness of the pilots
The crash of December 29, 2024 with 179 victims. The aircraft collided with some birds that ended up inside the engines. But instead of shutting down the out-of-use one, the pilots removed the fuel to the other, still in operation
Why did flight 2216 of Jeju Air crash? The official investigation has probably clarified the case – but the survivors of the 179 dead do not want to accept the truth.
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